704...thats one way to kill a clutch.....

that smell was your clutch buring up and the flywheel glazing over due to too much heat....

you need to break in a clutch easy for the first 500 miles so this won't happen...i predict a new clutch in the future...

 

never redline my box and never burn tires i like my box will never do such a thing,i guess the only thing i did wrong was to floor it i did get up to about 90 mph think that's kinda weird for a tranny to fail at that speed,i did had enough life left to ride to the dealership....

 

Good eye dg.. didn't notice the part about burning rubber/plastic..
If it was that faint ozone-like air.. but no, burning smell bad.. I hope you're not "a pro" at shifting like some people who thought the same..
That grinding? Oh that's just me shifting.. yeah, it's just a little tricky sometimes..

 

Hmm well that sucks if you guys are right... I feel pretty bad if I messed up my car the first day I had it, but I live in a really hilly city and I had to learn how to move that thing. Would it be covered under waranty or is it considered "driver inflicted" abuse..? What happens when it fails? thanks...

 

i dont know how you can race an automatic xB against anything....i test drove one, it was a joke. at 20mph, i floored it, wow, all revs and a very slow takeoff. it didn't even slam my head back at all.
then i test drove a tC....nice

 

i know its like racing and automatic celica gts or auto matrix xrs....
just enjoy your good gas mileage and make it look nice

 

if you blow it up, deny having abused it...
the dealer might still give you crap about it.

if you feel like you must learn the clutch some more, do one luanch, drive around for two or three mins and try again. this will give the heat some time to cool off.

 

Remember to keep it like a pendulum.. one foot up while the other down.
If you have burnt the clutch sometimes, just think of this.. you need to find the point where the clutch engages. Push it in and slowly lift til you can hear it ready to stall.
Living in a hilly place can be a pain.. but just try to fully stop and roll back a bit while traffic behind you slows down.
Sometimes they'll not inch up.. but sometimes they'll get on yer bumper.

 

The parking brake lever is handy to the right hand to hold a vehicle on a grade and relieve the requirement to use the foot brake. That frees both feet to operate the clutch and fuel pedals.

 

hmm maybe they add some more hp on the 2005 and forget to mention it..lol.. but my box move when i floor it thats when i had the stock wheels on never try it with these heavy hp wheels..

 

My xB's mannual transmission died after about 15-16k miles on it. The dealer said the bearings went bad, so rather than just replacing those, they replaced the whole thing. It took them like 2 1/2 weeks to do it because they told me the transmission was on back order. I've put about 10K miles on the new one and I haven't had any problems with it.

 

okay my $.02....
Driving your car fast does not void a warranty!.....based on that logic if floored his car to merge in traffic it voids his warranty....SLOW DOWN YOU'LL VOID YOUR WARRANTY .....that could leed to all kinds of legal issues if it were so....abusive thngs like nuetral drops well that should void it
To insure longer life of a tranny you go with a trans coolere and a true synthetic trans fluid like Amsoil, Redline, Royal Purple, Mobil !
I have a 5spd and it kills the auto I recomend it

 

ask squirrel , his failed on him , i think the biggest problem with manual trans in these cars are the slipping clutches , i know mine slips like a ****. and i've been driving stick my whole life and know how to shift . and drive easily/slowly more than 70% of the time.

 

I am glad that I got the MT..... I was cruising along about 80 in fifth when a civic decided to pass me..........as he went by he looked over and smiled.........as soon as he got just past me I dropped into 4th and left him sitting there........I guess my performance goodies helped some, but that was with heavy 18" wheels. Go buy an intake and an Optima yellow top and try again..

 

Squirrel broke a manual tranny. Just cuz you didn't hear about it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

 

my xb is still in the shop i called the dealer on 2/7/05 and they told me that it will be ready the next day i even got a call from scion asking me if my car was ready,the only scary thing is that the loaner car the dealer gave me is a corolla s just what i needed to get a ticket and kick my friend butt with his super charge civic.....

 

Hello, I'm looking into purchasing a used XB with a manual trans.
Clutch might be abused. Is a clutch covered on warranty ?

 

don't have the answer to that one but my friend who works at the dealer told me that they have a way of knowing if an xb has been overrev or misused in anyway that would void the warranty...

 

Generally, a clutch is seen as a wear item. Unless it is faulty by design or manufacture, they probably won't cover it. That's just part of the cost of owning a manual...

And shouldn't the title of this thread be "MY xB may have a weak tranny" Just because a few out of a few thousand have a problem doesn't exactly raise a big red flag to me. Especially since I drive mine that way every day...

 

When you test drive an economy box with 108 hp and and automatic transmission, what do you expect?

-THE DON